Woman In Center City Gets Cited For Drunk Biking After Ramming Cop Car

(A new study says bike lanes are part of the reason why more Philadelphians are using their bikes to commute. File photo: John McDevitt)

File photo: John McDevitt

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – An unidentified woman bicyclist suffered minor injuries and was cited for operating her bike while under the influence of alcohol around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning when she slammed into a police car that had its lights and flashers operating while responding to an emergency.

The accident happened at 22nd and the Parkway. The officer was not injured and there was only minor damage to the patrol car.

At the time of the crash, the officer was responding at emergency speed to an accident on the Kelly Drive. The woman biker has been cited for DUI and admitted to Hahnemann University Hospital for evaluation of minor injuries.

Reported by Al Novack, KYW Newsradio

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We need weekly news stories EXPLAINING motor vehicle laws to those on bikes. For some reason, people riding bikes in center city THINK THEY CAN DO ANYTHING and the hheell with safety. HERE IS THE PROBLEM: those on bikes who tangle with cars or trucks, hook up with the Ambulance chasing crooked lawyers and sue the car owner, collecting medical benefits and financial damages. WARNING: if you hit someone on a bike, get a dozen witnesses or you are dead against the unethical lawyers.

A friend of mine was killed by someone being reckless on a bicycle (who never stopped to see if he was OK & the person was never caught). So, that’s NOT the worst this idiot biker could’ve done. I’m glad she got busted. Bikes want to share the road; they need to be responsible & follow the rules, too.